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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories

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The Maltese Falcon is widely credited with establishing hard-boiled detective fiction as a literary genre. the novel is distinguished by Hammett's spare, objective writing style. Based on the evidence of its consistent ranking on lists of the greatest crime novels of all time, The Maltese Falcon continues to set the standard for modern detective fiction.
Featured Article: Audible Essentials—The Top 100 Screen Adaptations of All Time
As the category of great page-to-screen storytelling continues to grow, we scoured our libraries, grilled audiophiles and cinephiles, and vetted the entire Audible catalog for the 100 greatest screen adaptations for watchers and listeners alike. These are the stories that inspired some of the greatest on-screen stories of all time, from Academy Award winners and cult classics to must-see TV. They're well worth the price of admission.
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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories
- Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Alan Grant, Albert Campion, Miss Marple and others
- By: Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 89 hrs and 42 mins
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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories is a captivating anthology that brings together the finest works from the world's most renowned sleuths. Featuring iconic characters such as Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Alan Grant,...
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No book divisions. Ruined a great anthology collection.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-23-25
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The Great Detective Library: 101 Legendary Detective Novels & Stories
- Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Alan Grant, Albert Campion, Miss Marple and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, David Miles, Mark Bowen
- Length: 89 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-20-25
- Language: English
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The Dain Curse
- The Continental Op, Book 2
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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When a mysterious woman named Dain enlists Continental Op's help, they're pulled into a dark world of family secrets, stolen jewels, and a curse that seems to haunt everyone involved.
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The Dain Curse
- The Continental Op, Book 2
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
- Series: The Continental Op, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 04-24-25
- Language: English
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Black Mask 1: Doors in the Dark - and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
- By: Keith Alan Deutsch, Erle Stanley Gardner, Dashiell Hammett, and others
- Narrated by: Eric Conger, Oliver Wyman, Alan Sklar, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Crime fiction fans old and new will delight in rediscovering these taut, character-rich, heart-stopping tales, now on audio for the first time....
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Stuck a knife in my heart
- By Martti on 01-01-12
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Black Mask 1: Doors in the Dark - and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
- Narrated by: Eric Conger, Oliver Wyman, Alan Sklar, Pete Larkin, Jeff Gurner
- Series: Black Mask, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-01-11
- Language: English
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The Maltese Falcon
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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A story about privacy and its importance for happiness and personal fulfillment.
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Great read, poor reader.
- By C. R. Marshall on 06-05-25
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The Maltese Falcon
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 03-14-25
- Language: English
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Black Mask Audio Magazine, Volume 1
- Classic Hard-Boiled Tales from the Original Black Mask
- By: Hugh B. Cave, Paul Cain, Frederick Nebel, and others
- Narrated by: Hollywood Theater of the Ear
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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In the1930s and '40s, Black Mask was the single most important magazine for the modern mystery field....
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Beware
- By joan on 10-27-11
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Black Mask Audio Magazine, Volume 1
- Classic Hard-Boiled Tales from the Original Black Mask
- Narrated by: Hollywood Theater of the Ear
- Series: Black Mask
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-28-09
- Language: English
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The 20th Century Modern Classics Collection: 1900-1950 - 19 Stories From F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy L. Sayers, Virginia Woolf, & More
- A Farewell to Arms; The Sound and the Fury; Red Harvest; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Souls of Black Folk; The Great Gatsby; Whose Body?; The Age of Innocence; Mrs. Dalloway; The Bridge of San Luis Rey; & More
- By: Ernest Hemingway, Agatha Christie, P. G. Wodehouse, and others
- Narrated by: Adam Sims, Nathan Osgood, Jonathan Keeble, and others
- Length: Not Yet Known
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From mystery and crime to romance and tragedy, in this collection you will discover award-winning writing that effortlessly spans genre and style.
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The 20th Century Modern Classics Collection: 1900-1950 - 19 Stories From F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy L. Sayers, Virginia Woolf, & More
- A Farewell to Arms; The Sound and the Fury; Red Harvest; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Souls of Black Folk; The Great Gatsby; Whose Body?; The Age of Innocence; Mrs. Dalloway; The Bridge of San Luis Rey; & More
- Narrated by: Adam Sims, Nathan Osgood, Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, Robert G Slde
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 08-21-25
- Language: English
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Black Mask 3: The Maltese Falcon - and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
- By: Dashiell Hammett, Frederic Brown, William Cole, and others
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner, Oliver Wyman, Pete Larkin
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Crime fiction fans old and new will delight in rediscovering these taut, character-rich, heart-stopping tales, now on audio for the first time....
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Maltese Falcon
- By Robert E. Orlando on 07-24-12
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Black Mask 3: The Maltese Falcon - and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner, Oliver Wyman, Pete Larkin
- Series: Black Mask, Book 3
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-01-11
- Language: English
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The Assistant Murderer
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Christopher Strong
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among his enduring characters is P. I. Rush, introduced in this book, who is ugly, mean, and "works for pay."...
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rather lackluster narration may have spoiled it
- By Darryl on 07-23-13
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The Assistant Murderer
- Narrated by: Christopher Strong
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-26-13
- Language: English
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The Fat Man and the Thin Man
- By: Dashiell Hammett, Milton Lewis
- Narrated by: J. Scott Smart, William Powell, Les Damon, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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J. Scott Smart stars as The Fat Man, Brad Runyon, the stout-but-stalwart investigator who was first conceived as an arch villian in Hammett's classic novel The Maltese Falcon....
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It is hard to write a review of this...
- By Mela R on 12-03-19
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The Fat Man and the Thin Man
- Narrated by: J. Scott Smart, William Powell, Les Damon, Les Tremayne, Myrna Loy, Claudia Morgan
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 07-17-14
- Language: English
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Best Cases of the Continental Op
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Alison Belle Bews, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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The Op walks, stalks, and runs down the steep streets of San Francisco to solve crimes of blackmail, murder, stolen identities, and arson, and each story contains so many twists and turns you’ll be hooked until the very (surprising) end....
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Great read, and reading
- By JD DC on 10-13-22
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Best Cases of the Continental Op
- Narrated by: Alison Belle Bews, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 04-19-22
- Language: English
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The Tenth Clew and Eight Other Continental Op Stories
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Cate Barratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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This collection consists of nine crime novellas which were originally published in magazine form in 1924....
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Classic noir but many repeats
- By peter on 12-05-24
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The Tenth Clew and Eight Other Continental Op Stories
- Narrated by: Cate Barratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 08-25-23
- Language: English
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The Hunter and Other Stories
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Ray Chase, Stephen Bowlby, Brian Holsopple, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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Dashiell Hammett is best known as both pioneer and master of American hard-boiled detective fiction, but these dozen and a half stories both affirm that reputation and present him in a different light....
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Not Just A Crime Writer
- By Joshua on 07-12-14
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The Hunter and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Ray Chase, Stephen Bowlby, Brian Holsopple, Donna Postel
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-05-13
- Language: English
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The Falcon: Private Eye to Super Spy
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Les Damon, Bret Morrison, Lesley Woods
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Cherub-faced, blue-eyed World War II hero Les Damon played detective Michael Waring - better known as The Falcon. Damon played the role with style....
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NOT BY DASHIELL HAMMETT
- By Nameo Blanco on 09-05-22
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The Falcon: Private Eye to Super Spy
- Narrated by: Les Damon, Bret Morrison, Lesley Woods
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 10-26-16
- Language: English
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The Thin Man
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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The Thin Man introduces Nick and Nora Charles, New York's coolest crime-solving couple. Nick retired from detecting after his wife inherited a tidy sum, but a pretty blonde spies him at a speakeasy and asks for his help finding her father, an eccentric inventor....
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RECORDING IS DEFECTIVE! MISSING SEVEN CHAPTERS!
- By David on 01-08-13
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The Thin Man
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: The Thin Man, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-11-08
- Language: English
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Red Harvest
- The Continental Op, Book 1
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Red Harvest is a hardboiled classic that set the standard for gritty, no-nonsense crime fiction. Written by Dashiell Hammett, this explosive novel follows an unnamed detective—referred to only as “The Continental Op”—as he arrives in a corrupt industrial town known as “Poisonville.
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Red Harvest
- The Continental Op, Book 1
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Series: The Continental Op, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-26-25
- Language: English
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Return of the Thin Man
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Nicola Barber, Scott Brick
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Dashiell Hammett was a crime writer who elevated the genre to true literature, and The Thin Man was Hammett’s last - and most successful - novel....
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Interesting change
- By Linda on 06-17-13
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Return of the Thin Man
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Nicola Barber, Scott Brick
- Series: The Thin Man, Book 2-3
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-31-12
- Language: English
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Audio Archive Presents Dashiell Hammett's 'The Thin Man'
- A LUX Theater Episode Plus Special Commentary
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Bill Mills
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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William Powell and Myrna Loy reprise their roles as Nick and Nora Charles, the sophisticated lovers at the heart of Dashiell Hammett's immortal romantic-mystery masterpiece....
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I still love the thin man!
- By Donna on 02-06-12
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Audio Archive Presents Dashiell Hammett's 'The Thin Man'
- A LUX Theater Episode Plus Special Commentary
- Narrated by: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Bill Mills
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 08-24-09
- Language: English
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Red Harvest
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Harry Shaw
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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The Continental Detective Agency's Operative is sent on a case to Personville. The locals call their town "Poisonville," and the Op would soon find out why as the bodies start piling up.
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Red Harvest
- Narrated by: Harry Shaw
- Series: The Continental Op, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 03-05-25
- Language: English
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The Maltese Falcon
- By: Dashiell Hammett
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Tough, cynical PI Sam Spade is hired by the story's irresistible femme fatale, Brigid O'Shaughnessy, to locate the client's sister by tailing her companion. Spade's partner, Miles Archer, takes on the assignment, and quickly both he and the man he was shadowing are murdered....
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Narrator makes a classic noir story dull
- By rose711 on 02-01-21
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The Maltese Falcon
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Series: The Maltese Falcon, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 10-15-19
- Language: English
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The Definitive Detective Collection: Novels and Stories Featuring Sherlock Holmes; Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple; Lord Peter Wimsey; Sam Spade; Auguste Dupin; Alan Grant; and Father Brown
- The Murder at the Vicarage; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Whose Body?; The Man in the Queue; The Maltese Falcon; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Innocence Of Father Brown; & More
- By: Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, and others
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Jonathan Keeble, Adam Sims, and others
- Length: Not Yet Known
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The Definitive Detective Collection brings together the finest deductive minds in fiction.
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The Definitive Detective Collection: Novels and Stories Featuring Sherlock Holmes; Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple; Lord Peter Wimsey; Sam Spade; Auguste Dupin; Alan Grant; and Father Brown
- The Murder at the Vicarage; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Whose Body?; The Man in the Queue; The Maltese Falcon; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Innocence Of Father Brown; & More
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Jonathan Keeble, Adam Sims, David Rintoul, Nicholas Boulton, Karen Cass, Peter Noble
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 01-01-26
- Language: English
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